The 13th (18th day of the first lunar month)
Li Ke had already told the prince and Li Sanlang about Kule Duotina's experience in Broken Leaf City, and at this time, Li Ke mentioned this matter again, which naturally made everyone feel uneasy, although Zhang Khan Zhi heard about it for the first time, but he could also get a glimpse of it from everyone's expressions.
After a long time, Pei Min finally broke the silence and said, "The prince and all the lords, according to the following opinion, since you can't determine what Kule Duoti is, then why bother at this moment? Why not discuss some things that are feasible at the moment, and as for Kul Dottina, we only need to strengthen all possible guards, and if the villains really dare to attack, we will take them! Pei Min said, and glanced at Li Ke with his spare eyes, Li Ke happened to look at Pei Min, although he was full of sadness, but after listening to Pei Min's words, he also felt reasonable, so he nodded lightly and agreed.
Prince Li Xian sighed lightly and said helplessly: "It seems that it can only be like this?" After that, he turned his head to look at Li Sanlang, and continued: "Sanlang, this matter can only be bothered by Lao Ru, think about everything as much as possible, and must try to prevent all possible attacks by the gangsters, and ensure that the gods are safe!" Otherwise, it will really hurt the people. With that, he shook his head slightly.
Li Saburo replied: "Wow! I went to Long'an Division to convene Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiuling to discuss how to prevent it. "I want to quit.
The prince hurriedly said: "San Lang, wait, there is still something to discuss, and it is not too late to go after the discussion." ”
Li Sanlang patted his head and said with a somewhat embarrassed face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, I am in such a hurry that I almost forgot about the things I want to discuss." ”
Li Ke whispered beside Li Sanlang, "Dare to ask Li Sicheng what's the matter?" Do we need to recuse ourselves? ”
Li Sanlang shook his hand and replied: "Li Duwei, you don't have to retreat, you still need Li Duwei's assistance to discuss the matter." ”
When Li Sanlang said this, he couldn't help but make Li Ke a little surprised, why do you need to help yourself? Could it be about the capture of Kedo? It was incumbent upon him to answer, "Oh? What is the matter with Li Sicheng? I should do my best to help, and the prince and Li Sicheng commanded. ”
Without waiting for Li Sanlang to speak, the prince preemptively said: "This matter still needs the help of Li Duwei, the palace does not know that Pei Daxia will also go to the East Palace today, if Pei Daxia helps again, it will ensure that nothing goes wrong." With that, the prince looked at Pei Min again, his eyes full of expectation.
When the prince said this, Pei Min was a little surprised, but he didn't know what it was, so he couldn't refuse directly, so he had to bow down and say, "Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Prince?" If it is for the sake of the people of the gods, Pei is duty-bound. ”
When the prince saw Pei Min salute, he hurriedly got up and helped Pei Min straighten up, and said with a smile: "It's not all for the people, but this matter should be the only one." ”
I heard the prince say that this matter is not for the people, but for the court? Pei Min is a person who does not want to be restrained, let alone clinging to any powerful person, if it is for the sake of the people and chivalrous ways, he will not shirk everything, even if he has to sacrifice himself, he will definitely do it; But if it was for the sake of the powerful, he must have been unwilling in his heart, so he unconsciously showed his embarrassment.
Li Sanlang saw Pei Min's reluctance, but he was afraid that he would refuse bluntly and collide with the prince, which must be bad, so he hurriedly broke the siege and said: "Pei Daxia, Li Duwei, don't worry, please listen to me slowly about this matter." ”
Still smiling, the prince turned back to his seat and said, "It's okay, Saburo will explain this matter to the two of you in detail." ”
Li Sanlang looked at Li Ke and Pei Min, and asked: "Today, by the Luoshui River, the place where the Buddha was lit on the Shangyuan Festival suddenly grew many Maitreya stone statues from the soil, have you ever heard of it?" ”
Li Sanlang mentioned something, Li Ke happened to be at the scene today, and he knew about it, but he didn't know what this matter had to do with the two of them, so he didn't dare to say more, just nodded and said softly: "I've heard about it." ”
Li Sanlang continued: "Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, he received a revelation from heaven that he was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, so he was granted divine authority and inherited the great unification; This year's Shangyuan Festival, His Majesty issued an edict, want to come to the Luoshui River to burn the lamp to worship the Buddha, now everything is nearly complete, just at this time the Buddha in the soil of the place of worship has given birth to this number of Maitreya Buddha stone statues, it seems to be the manifestation of the gods, His Majesty is overjoyed, think that it is a good omen, so today urgently summon hundreds of officials into the palace, discuss how to deal with it. ”
Pei Min heard about this for the first time, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and blurted out: "A Buddha statue grows in the soil? This is truly unusual! ”
Li Sanlang looked at Pei Min and continued: "Many stone statues have grown overnight, this matter is indeed unusual and unprecedented!" At the time of the incident, the people around the Luoshui River heard the wind and rushed to watch it, and now the whole god is afraid that the whole city knows about it. ”
Li Sanlang said this, Li Ke remembered the scene by the Luoshui River today, but what he saw was a little different from what Li Sanlang said. Whether this matter is a miracle or a human know, there is a big question in Li Ke's heart, but this matter has now been determined by His Majesty to be a miracle, and it is inconvenient for him to question too much, so as not to get into trouble because of this, so he wants to stop talking and continue to listen to Li Sanlang's narration.
Li Sanlang saw that Li Ke seemed to have something to say, so he stopped his narration and asked Li Ke: "Is there anything Li Duwei is asking about?" ”
Li Sanlang's sudden question caught Li Ke a little off guard, so he quickly thought about it and replied, "No... It's nothing, I just want to ask what this matter has to do with what I and Pei Min are going to do. ”
Li Sanlang smiled and continued: "Today's discussion in the hall, someone proposed that this time the gods go down to earth, it is really a great fortune for the world, in order to show respect for the gods, it is necessary to select the best civil and military talents in the court, one article and one martial arts, when His Majesty lights the lamp to worship the Buddha, protect the gods from being disturbed by everything, in order to ask the gods to protect the people." ”
Hearing Li Sanlang say this, Li Ke had a bottom in his heart, could it be that the prince wanted the two of him to compete for this matter? But what's the point? Li Ke didn't believe in this kind of thing to protect the gods, he understood Pei Min, and he expected that he was also disdainful of this matter.
Li Sanlang's words were not finished, and he continued: "Your Majesty agreed to this proposal on the spot, and issued an edict that tomorrow, all princes and ministers and all the countries of the ten thousand feudal domains can recommend the best talents under their command to run for this matter. At the moment of tomorrow, a martial arts competition will be set up in the palace to compete for martial arts; At the moment, a banquet is set up in the immortal hall, and the poems and texts are written and written, and the literary talents are decided; On the night of the Shangyuan Festival, as a civil and military protector, he worshiped the Buddha with His Majesty. ”
At this moment, Li Ke had already determined in his heart what the prince wanted the two of them to do, and he was unwilling in his heart, so he asked: "The matter of the gods has always been illusory, but I don't know who made this suggestion for His Majesty?" I really don't know what I want. Li Ke's tone was inevitably full of mockery.
Zhang Cambodia, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up and said, "Captain Li doesn't know, this matter is proposed by me. Zhang Khan Zhi's tone was calm, as if he didn't mind Li Ke's attitude towards this matter just now, and after that, he looked at Li Ke calmly.
Li Keben felt that this matter was ridiculous, and it must be those sycophants who could have this proposal, he never expected that this matter was actually from the scheming Zhang Ge Lao, not to mention that he was obviously mocking this matter just now, this matter couldn't help but be embarrassed, his face was a little red, and he hurriedly bowed down, and said: "Zhang Ge Lao, please forgive me, below... I really don't know ... ”
Without waiting for Li Ke to finish speaking, Zhang Cambodia waved his hand and said, "It's okay!" Li Duwei thought about it a lot, and the old minister naturally understood that this proposal would seem to be flattering to anyone with wisdom and disdain. ”
Hearing Zhang Cambodia say this, Li Ke was even more embarrassed, and just about to open his mouth to defend himself, Zhang Cambodia raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, and listen to the old minister." Zhang Cambodia looked at a few other people, and continued to say slowly: "It's not a secret, in the eyes of the old minister, there are indeed many doubts, I don't care about the fact that this stone statue was born from the soil, whether it is man-made or providential, but this stone statue was not born sooner or later, but it was born at this time, and it was born in the place where His Majesty worships the Buddha. ”
Hearing this, Li Ke suddenly felt ashamed in his heart, it turned out that Zhang Khan Zhi had already noticed what he was worried about, and he must have thought of a countermeasure before making this suggestion, but he abruptly ridiculed this matter, which really shouldn't be.
Zhang Cambodia continued: "At the moment, the old minister still doesn't know who is behind this? I don't know why this is so? Therefore, today's proposal is put forward for three purposes. First, the princes and nobles and the nations of the ten thousand feudal domains will definitely send their top talents, so that we can master their strength, and we can still find the murderers behind the recent days in the Shendu; Second, the last time the bow was struck, the two became famous, and the prince was also respected because of his status, so why not use this matter to concoct it once to improve the prestige of the prince? Thirdly, and ultimately one of the reasons, it has not yet been ascertained whether this matter is a trick of the gangsters, and in case their desires are unfavorable to Your Majesty, the two of you will be closest to Your Majesty at that time, and you will definitely be able to protect Your Majesty. The heart of the old minister's fist, I hope the two of you will understand. ”
Zhang Cambodia said, Li Ke's shame was hard to hide, he didn't expect Zhang Cambodia's thoughts to be so far-reaching, in contrast, he was really short-sighted about this matter, he just wanted to open his mouth to respond to this matter and make up for the guilt, but Pei Min preemptively said: "Returning to His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhang Ge Lao, Li Sicheng, this is a matter of martial arts Pei Min petitioned to fight, and I hope to agree, Pei will do his best." ”
Li Ke thought that Pei Min would not be willing to take over this matter, but he took the lead in asking for battle, which made him unexpected, Li Ke asked suspiciously: "Brother Pei, you are... ”
Pei Min smiled lightly and said: "Brother Li, you know my temperament, if this matter is in the past, Pei likes to be happy and happy, and does not want to be in the whirlpool, but at the moment, Brother Li is easy to face, how can he be suitable for fighting?" If it is exposed by others in public, won't it be difficult to end? Therefore, Pei Mou thinks that Brother Li is still suitable to hide behind everyone, and it is more appropriate to investigate this matter secretly, and Pei Mou is willing to help in the war! ”
Li Ke immediately understood that Pei Min was trying to cover himself, and Li Ke couldn't help but feel that his eyes were a little moist to have a life-and-death friend like Pei Min!